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The basic recipe I follow for Green peas masala is just the same as for Mushroom gravy. The onions, tomatoes and ginger- garlic all sautéed and ground for the gravy part into which the cooked peas is simmered. This recipe calls for an extra ingredient- coconut extract. And I should admit the fact that it the flavour is transformed to a huge extend by the addition of this single ingredient

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 My sudden cravings for fudgy chocolate cakes are giving way to Oreo cookies these days.It happens all of a sudden, I get dressed, walk steadily, barge in the nearest super market which is 8 mins away from home, grab a pack and munch on the way! Weird, but let me be honest about it. When I came across the fairy girl's space with a cake and frosting to compliment, with my weakness

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L astweek we had a two day break in Thekkady and the cute little resort we opted to stay was a new property named Green Woods. We were, quite relaxed with our stay, enjoying the extensive shirodhara, swimming in the pool, going happy with the food and most importantly strolling in the woods mesmerized by the faint aroma in the air.This is so special about the place, the aroma of the

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It had been a while since I posted for 'a picture of the week series'. These pictures were shot in Theni on our way to Thekkadi last week. I had thought of sharing just a picture but decided upon posting a few just to get the feel of the place as an album, though an overload  :) Wanted to find more about the temple from the villagers, but the place was deserted on the hot Sunday noon and

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These days I find myself substituting rice with whole wheat, surrendering to the pre occupied notion that wheat is healthier than starchy polished rice! Be them, idlies or upma I find comfortable enough with the variety of easily available broken whole wheat grains in the market. The vegetable broken wheat biriyani made here is a one pot meal after my hit recipe easy tomato biriyani :) The

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Ihappened to see this interesting combo ultimately made into perfect moist muffins in Dershana's space and I found myself whipping up the cake the very same day! Dershana, a charming girl, hails from my native town, grew up in the same little community and completed her graduation from the same old college I had been, is my classmate Archana's cousin as well. This interestingly combined cake

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A blog by the name Jugalbandi. I wonder how many of the  fresh new bloggers know about this awesome space by the lovely Jai and Bee! They were one among my blogger buddies who never failed to place from- the- heart sort of comments in each posts those days. I adored them for the classic and unique way they put up their creations as posts, in return, their photography, write up and the

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         Tamil Nadu! The land of ancient culture and temple amuses anyone with the variety of divine sweets, being offered to God on auspicious occasions. Akkaravadisal is a preparation made almost like pal pongal or sakkarai pongal or to be precise it falls right in between the two, belonging to the Pongal family! Akkaravadisal is offered to God ( Maha Vishnu?) for Koodaravalli. This is a

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Little did I know about the nutritious fibre rich Kambu Saadham or the millet meal  before I was married or settled in central Tamilnadu. These grains, of two varieties named veerian kambu or nattu kambu, entered our house in small sacks before summer. The grains which came directly from the farm had to undergo a long process;  stones removed by handpicking, getting rid of dried

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This easy one pot biriyani is what I make for myself whenever my husband is away. I prefer to have this as a brunch meal as it’s quite filling and tasty. There isn’t much hassle of cutting vegetables and washing vessels with this one and I thought of sharing the recipe with you, girls :) Tomato Biriyani Serves two Basmathi Rice- 1 cup ( I used India Gate Classic) Water – 1 ¾ cup Ripe red

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                                                        Tastespotted , Foodgawked Amla or nellikka wine needs no introduction to a Malayalee as it is a common and simple delicacy, brewed at almost all the Christian houses of central Kerala for years during the festival seasons of Easter, Christmas or otherwise. This had been a recipe which I had wanted to share with you for such a long time

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 Blogging had been taking away much or whole of my free time for the past 5 years.  Badly wanting to go back to reading I got this novel after my sister's suggestion.  The story is all about Mahabharatha, the greatest epics ever since, in Panchaali's (the Pandavas' wife) point of view! Palace of  Illusions took me to a roller coaster ride of emotions :  pride, fear, anxiety, desire, laughter,

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Radishes in the plant bed The fully grown root veggie pops up the ground and is ready to be pulled out! I wet the soil well and Yay!  I harvested my own radish (radishes, but pictured only one) in the kitchen garden! I never knew the greens are edible and badly wanted to make good use of the healthy organic greens. I decided to make poriyal / thoran, which is gonna be my

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While the activities, cooking, baking and photography when it comes to any cuisine make me confident and proud, this is the probably an Indian recipe which I found completely challenging! I tried making Kathlis 5 times last Diwali and flawed miserably. The first time the mistake was due to the sticky cashew powder stuck on the inner walls of the mixie jar while the second and third trial

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I am not quite sure whether such a recipe for tamarind rice or 'puli sadam' exists traditionally in the state, but this had been one of the regular dishes ever since I got married, which I learnt from my in-laws. So, what is this Raw or Pachai Puli Sadam  all about? Unlike the regular Tamarind Rice where you prepare the tangy sauce and  spice powder, this calls for the simple tamarind extract

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                                                            Foodgawked , Tastespotted I could hardly sleep yesterday night! Know why? I had been seriously drafting a rice dish, all set in the weekend. Just a click of the publish button and done! I forgot all about the Valentine's day! And now I've got less than  24 hours! In the morning I made up my mind to bake something which I'm pretty used

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Meen Peera is a popular dish belonging to the Christian households of Central Kerala. As any fish dish, I have grown up savouring meen peera right from my childhood days and still one among the favourites! Traditionally meen peera is made with Netholi or anchovies but any small fish should serve fine too. The combined flavour of cooked fish with the coarse coconut in which the juices of

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There are four reasons for this post. 1. I had wanted to make one of the best brownies for my cousin's daughter, who is carrying; home made brownies being her favourite. 2. I was in Kottayam past week and had lots of free time and patience and was motivated to try out a new brownie recipe. 3. Swapna. She'd already tried this and approved. Passed me over the recipe instantly when I requested

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I have been keeping the recipe typed and the pictures of this post drafted for the past 4 days ever since amma made, back home and I had been wondering what to type for the intro part! Oh yeah, most of the times my mind gets blocked when it comes to this and badly want to proceed to the recipe directly.. So, this what amma made for breakfast in a jiffy and I loved the preparation though not a

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I was more than excited the minute I came to know that my friend Swapna's recipe had been chosen as the month's recipe by the Sweet Punch team! I had wanted to try this when she posted the recipe but as always, never took the effort of making the same lazing out :).   When the recipe was announced, I planned to make the dessert during Christmas, so that children would be around, but then with

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Zoom Zoom and it's yet another year to wrap up! Year 2011 had been quite eventful with active blogging; varied recipes, a balanced attempt of traditional dishes and bakes, owning a new dslr and a bunch of new friends! To my surprise, the year toppers  are puddings and cakes on the contrary to the usual traditional recipes in Spicy Chilly. Again, the top five are sweet dishes!! High time I

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I just got back after a short break in Pondy and Chennai. So what did I make special this Christmas? Yup! home brewed wine! When I went through my friend Swapna's post a month ago, I believe I started to prepare this one the next minute I finished reading the post! The simplicity, the availability of the ingredients and the classic end product was more than tempting. I quartered the

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                                                               Tastespotted,  Foodgawked I have brewed my Christmas wine, baked the cookies today and will be ready with the cakes next week!       Hope you too are catching up with the festival with loads of homemade goodies.. Something which excites about past week is that my traffic has peaked up in spite of  being the dullest month of the

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My son's pizza is all about a 'fusion'. A medley of olive oil, pizza sauce with an 'Indianish' touch, a mix of mozzarella and cheddar, fresh coriander leaves to flavour and chilly flakes to top for that 'Indianish heat'. I had planned to bake and post this pizza when sweet punch announced the recipe for the same, from scratch, if I am not wrong, for the month of April adapted from the

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